Maybe that's why Jackson plays cornerback for Army. He thrives on the one-on-one matchups against receivers.

And when Jackson makes a play, he usually expresses himself and lets the crowd know it.

Off the field, Jackson, a senior, holds an important role inside the corps of cadets. He's the spirit officer for his G-4 company, also known as "The Guppies."

There's no bigger time for spirit on post than this week. Army and Navy will play for the Commander in Chief's Trophy on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Each of the corps' 36 companies are encouraged to produce Army-Navy spirit videos, which can be no longer than one minute.

Guess who was in charge of putting together G-4's version?

Jackson, who declined the starring role, was the director, producer and cameraman.

The video was, of course, football-based. Cadets, played by members of the G-4 company, are in the stands, watching a game that is not going Army's way. One of the cadets calls on the company's mascot, the Guppy, to save the day.

The Guppy knocks down a Navy midshipman in the stands and jumps onto the field. He intercepts a pass and returns it for the game-winning touchdown.

"I kind of put my little spin onto it the best I could," Jackson said. "A plebe in my company suggested that I be the mascot, and when he scored the touchdown I would take off the head to show it was me, an actual football player. That was a pretty cool idea, but I didn't want to take the emphasis off the company."

Jackson, who took a broadcasting class his senior year at Brookwood (Ga.) High, said a freshman played the Guppy. He gave the actor his football gloves he wore in last year's Army-Navy game, which form an "A" when they are put together.

Jackson's roommate, Christian Schott, volunteered to be the Navy foil. Schott borrowed a Navy uniform from Kevin Scruggs, the kicker on Army's sprint football team.

"It was real short and sweet," Jackson said. "Just two days of filming. The first day we knocked off the majority of it at Michie Stadium."

The video ends with the G-4 company, which has approximately 120 cadets, on the roof of the barracks, shouting "Go Army. Beat Navy."

Jackson's production could go prime time. Sixteen videos from current cadets and Army units in Afghanistan and Iraq are shown during the CBS game broadcast or on the video board at the stadium on Saturday. The videos must pass through the judging of the cadet chain of command and Gen. David Huntoon, West Point's superintendent, and his staff.

Videos that don't make the cut are seen in the mess hall this week, according to West Point spokesperson Frank DeMaro.

"The general population of the corps has no idea which ones have been picked," DeMaro said.

Jackson figured his video didn't make the cut last week. The Guppy still has life.

"It might sneak up on me," Jackson said. "We are zoning in on the game always. Sometimes you hear the crowd laughing. So you might take a little peek on the screen to see what our cadets are trying to get Navy with."

Maybe the video isn't so far-fetched and Jackson will get the last laugh, helping Army defeat Navy for the first time in 10 years.